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Here’s where I’m at rn

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July 5th! One of my favorite days ☺️.

Happy Birthday to my husband, my best friend and my favorite person in the world. I love you and will forever honor and cherish you! May this chapter continue bringing you more life, grace, and abundance. May God bless you with many many more birthdays to come.

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Supportive wife duties!! 🏅

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Tis the season 🎄🎄

#holidayseason2025🎁⭐️🎄 #christmas2025

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13 years later and I’m still so deeply in love with you! You truly are my best friend, my protector and provider! I’m so blessed to do this thing called life with you, and wouldn’t want to do this with anyone else! From you I have truly learned the meaning of unconditional love! May the Most High continue to bless our union with many many more years to come!! 13 years down and forever to go ♾️.

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My Husband, my Best Friend, my safe space!! HAPPY 12th ANNIVERSARY! I would say “I Do” all over again. I wouldn’t change anything about our journey together and how we have grown so much! Thank you for everything you do for me, for always pushing me to better and always having my back. You mean the world to me and I always thank God for you! 12yrs down and an ♾️ to go! I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH 🥹💙🫶🏾. Lily y Pablo forever ever!!

#itsouranniversary #marriedgang #bettingonbates

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Second matching family tat completed!! We added something a little special in honor of my baby boy! We found a letter he wrote to my mom that stated I Love You, and it was the greatest little addition to our tats 🥹🫶🏾! I love my family!!

Huge huge shoutout to Tim @tatt_2_tim at @illuminatedinkstudiohtx for accommodating us and making this experience everything! Forever grateful 💙!!

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We took a day off to take baby girl on a field trip and to have some fun! It was the mental health day that we all needed! Our first time at the aquarium and we got to enjoy it as a family!!

#mentalhealthday #houstondowntownaquarium #familyfun #homeschoolfieldtrips

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Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary!! 11 years down my love and many many more to go! I would say do a thousand times over to you! I wouldn’t want to do this thing called life with anyone else. You mean so much to me and I thank God for you every single day! I love you Zaddy and to many many more years to come!!
Now let the anniversary festivities continue!!
#BettingOnBates #TeamBatesForever

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New Vlog premiering today at 2pm!!

Link in bio!!

#youtubeblack #youtubeblackhouston #roadtripvlogs #roadtripvlog #houstonyoutuber

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